diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
index 62943478a0..29d8a206cb 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
@@ -675,13 +675,18 @@ def _do_create_or_update_test_center_user(post_vars):
         try:
             testcenter_user.save()
         except IntegrityError, ie:
-            message = "%s" % ie
-            context = {'course': course,
-                       'user': user,
-                       'message': message,
-                       'testcenteruser': testcenter_user,
-                       }
-            return render_to_response('test_center_register.html', context)
+            js = {'success': False}
+            error_msg = unicode(ie);
+            # attempt to find a field name to signal    
+            for fieldname in TestCenterUser.user_provided_fields():
+                if error_msg.find(fieldname) >= 0: 
+                    js['value'] = error_msg
+                    js['field'] = fieldname
+                    return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js))
+            # otherwise just return the error message        
+            js['value'] = error_msg
+            js['field'] = "General Error"
+            return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js))
             
     # create and save the registration:
     needs_saving = False
@@ -715,13 +720,7 @@ def _do_create_or_update_test_center_user(post_vars):
         try:
             registration.save()
         except IntegrityError, ie:
-            message = "%s" % ie
-            context = {'course': course,
-                       'user': user,
-                       'message': message,
-                       'testcenteruser': testcenter_user,
-                       }
-            return render_to_response('test_center_register.html', context)
+            raise
         
     return (user, testcenter_user, registration)
 
@@ -743,14 +742,14 @@ def create_test_registration(request, post_override=None):
             js['field'] = a
             return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js))
 
-    # Confirm appropriate fields are there.
+    # Confirm appropriate fields are filled in with something for now
     for a in ['first_name', 'last_name', 'address_1', 'city', 'country']:
         if len(post_vars[a]) < 2:
             error_str = {'first_name': 'First name must be minimum of two characters long.',
                          'last_name': 'Last name must be minimum of two characters long.',
-                         'address_1': 'Last name must be minimum of two characters long.',
-                         'city': 'Last name must be minimum of two characters long.',
-                         'country': 'Last name must be minimum of two characters long.',
+                         'address_1': 'Address must be minimum of two characters long.',
+                         'city': 'City must be minimum of two characters long.',
+                         'country': 'Country must be minimum of two characters long.',
                          }
             js['value'] = error_str[a]
             js['field'] = a
@@ -789,9 +788,8 @@ def create_test_registration(request, post_override=None):
     # TODO: enable appropriate stat
     # statsd.increment("common.student.account_created")
 
-#    js = {'success': True}
-#    return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js), mimetype="application/json")
-    return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('dashboard'))
+    js = {'success': True}
+    return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js), mimetype="application/json")
 
 def get_random_post_override():
     """
diff --git a/lms/templates/test_center_register.html b/lms/templates/test_center_register.html
index 890a30ade8..0860adfe6c 100644
--- a/lms/templates/test_center_register.html
+++ b/lms/templates/test_center_register.html
@@ -15,19 +15,13 @@
   <script type="text/javascript">
   (function() {
 
-    $(".unenroll").click(function(event) {
-      $("#unenroll_course_id").val( $(event.target).data("course-id") );
-      $("#unenroll_course_number").text( $(event.target).data("course-number") );
-    });
-
-    $(document).delegate('#unenroll_form', 'ajax:success', function(data, json, xhr) {
+    $(document).on('ajax:success', '#test_register_form', function(data, json, xhr) {
       if(json.success) {
         location.href="${reverse('dashboard')}";
       } else {
-        if($('#unenroll_error').length == 0) {
-          $('#unenroll_form').prepend('<div id="unenroll_error" class="modal-form-error"></div>');
-        }
-        $('#unenroll_error').text(json.error).stop().css("display", "block");
+        $(".field.error").removeClass('error');
+        $('#register_error').html(json.value).stop().css("display", "block");
+        $("[data-field='"+json.field+"']").addClass('field-error')
       }
     });
 
@@ -147,7 +141,6 @@ exam_info = course.testcenter_info
     </div>
     
     <!-- NOTE: BT - registration error message  -->
-    <!-- provide mechanism for error messages to appear -->
     % if message:
     <div class="message message-status submission-error">
       <p class="message-copy">${message}</p>
@@ -327,7 +320,7 @@ exam_info = course.testcenter_info
       if registration.upload_status == 'Accepted':
         regstatus = "Registration approved by Pearson"
       elif registration.upload_status == 'Error':
-        regstatus = "rRgistration rejected by Pearson: %s" % registration.upload_error_message
+        regstatus = "Registration rejected by Pearson: %s" % registration.upload_error_message
       elif len(registration.accommodation_request) > 0 and registration.accommodation_code == '':
         regstatus = "Pending approval of accommodation request"
     %>
@@ -365,7 +358,7 @@ exam_info = course.testcenter_info
       % endif
       </p>
     </div>
-
+    
     <div class="details details-registration">
       <!-- NOTE: showing test details -->
       <h4>Pearson VUE Test Details</h4>